DECEMBER 29: Jared Goff #16 of the California Golden Bears celebrates with Jordan Rigsbee #73 of the California Golden Bears after throwing a touchdown pass against the Air Force Falcons in the second quarter of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium on December 29, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) less

DECEMBER 29: Jared Goff #16 of the California Golden Bears celebrates with Jordan Rigsbee #73 of the California Golden Bears after throwing a touchdown pass against the Air Force Falcons in the second quarter ... more

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DECEMBER 29: Jared Goff #16 of the California Golden Bears celebrates with Jordan Rigsbee #73 of the California Golden Bears after throwing a touchdown pass against the Air Force Falcons in the second quarter of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium on December 29, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) less

DECEMBER 29: Jared Goff #16 of the California Golden Bears celebrates with Jordan Rigsbee #73 of the California Golden Bears after throwing a touchdown pass against the Air Force Falcons in the second quarter ... more

FORT WORTH, Texas — The chorus emanated from Cal fans, gathered near the 50-yard line Tuesday afternoon, as Jared Goff accepted his Starr MVP award: “One more year! One more year! One more year!”

“I was chanting that, too,” head coach Sonny Dykes later said with a chuckle.

In what was likely his final college game, Goff showed why he is projected to go in the first round of the NFL draft in April. Cal’s junior quarterback tied his school record with six touchdown passes as he led the Bears to a 55-36 win over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl.

The junior completed 25 of 37 passes for 467 yards, breaking former Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion’s Pac-12 single-season passing-yardage record. Goff threw for 4,719 in 2015. He also eclipsed Oregon great Marcus Mariota for the conference’s single-season touchdown record with 43.

Goff finished Cal’s first postseason appearance since 2011 with an efficiency rating of 227.1. He orchestrated an offense that averaged 8.3 yards per play, and he made sure the Bears did not trail after tying the game 7-7 in the first quarter.

That Cal recorded its eighth win of the season, the program’s most in six years, resonated with Goff more than any individual statistic. The Bears are on much better footing than two years ago, when the freshman from Novato weathered the brunt of a one-victory season.

“I’ve kind of grown up with the program,” said Goff, owner of 26 school records. “It’s been a fun ride.”

Goff plans to decide soon whether he’ll return for his final year of eligibility, but Dykes, the man with the most to lose by his standout leaving early, conceded that there isn’t much of a choice to make if Goff has “a chance to be the first quarterback taken in the draft.”

On Tuesday, it took some time for the Bears (8-5) to adjust to Air Force’s triple option, an offense they hadn’t faced in Dykes’ three seasons as head coach. The Falcons’ 6-minute, 27-second opening drive ended with running back Jacobi Owens rumbling in for a 1-yard touchdown.

Air Force’s first team All-Mountain West safety, Weston Steelhammer, was then ejected early in Cal’s first drive for targeting wide receiver Bryce Treggs. The Falcons were especially vulnerable to the deep ball without their top defensive back.

After completing just six of his first 12 passes, Goff settled into a rhythm. The third-year starter had a five-drive, first-half sequence in which he found the end zone four times. On three of those drives, he needed no more than 57 seconds.

Midway through the second quarter, with the game knotted 14-14, Goff found wide receiver Maurice Harris on a high-arcing pass down the left sideline to set up 1st-and-goal. Wide receiver Darius Powe corralled a 5-yard strike in the end zone on the next play.

It helped that the offensive line had little trouble picking up the Falcons’ pass rush. Cal surrendered just one sack, meaning it allowed only six over the final seven games of 2015.

Goff also showcased his resiliency — a trait scouts value almost as much as his arm strength and accuracy. He labored to his feet early in the third quarter after enduring a hit from defensive tackle Santo Coppola that resulted in a roughing-the-passer penalty. Seconds later, Goff connected with Powe to break the Armed Forces Bowl record with his fifth touchdown pass.

Fans began filing toward the exits when Kenny Lawler’s third touchdown reception put Cal up 52-29. The junior, another candidate to declare early for the draft, had five catches for 75 yards to complement Treggs (four catches, 143 receiving yards).

“I told Coach that we could just run by them,” Treggs said, “and that’s what happened.”